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sensitivity.

The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/UK/ˈsɛnsɪvəti/UK, rare/ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/US[ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ɾi]US
  1. The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

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  2. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.

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  3. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli. Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.

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  4. The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.

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  5. The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.

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  6. The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.

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    Since he played with high sensitivity, he only needed to move the mouse a tiny distance to rotate a full 360 degrees.
  7. The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

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Where this word comes from

From sensitive + -ity.

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